Our second day in the city saw us exploring downtown further, walking through the university district, through Chinatown, Kensington Market, to the heritage distillery district. It was fascinating to see how quickly the different areas through the city changed. One moment you could be walking along a typically ‘American’ street, wide and open, and the next walking through a little bit of Hong Kong. Kensington Market was very quirky, a mix of hippy shops and grocery stalls, that somehow came together to create an eclectic vibe. I enjoyed wandering around the leafy university district and appreciating the architectural differences between new and old. The distillery district was a little too touristy for my liking, and whilst interesting from an architectural standing, I wouldn’t rush to visit again.











On our third half-day in the city, prior to leaving for the island airport, we walked around Yorkville and visited the Church St (gay and lesbian) area. This made a great contrast from Yorkville just a few streets away – the area really did have a community feel unmatched by a lot of the rest of the city that we visited.









Summary

This is just a small collection of the hundreds of photos I took in the city. We had a great time in Toronto – it felt similar in many ways to New York, and yet vastly different in others – cleaner, friendlier, more water, more greenery, and yet with that typically North American vibe. And of course, fire hydrants and school buses. Gotta love them. I look forward to the opportunity to return to this city and explore some of the outlying districts.

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